1. (verb) overshoot, wave-off, go-around
an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt
2. (verb) go around
be sufficient
"There's not enough to go around"
3. (verb) go around, spread, circulate
become widely known and passed on
"the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"
4. (verb) outflank, go around
go around the flank of (an opposing army)
5. (verb) revolve, go around, rotate
turn on or around an axis or a center
"The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire"
6. (verb) bypass, short-circuit, go around, get around
avoid something unpleasant or laborious
"You cannot bypass these rules!"
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